Hybrid Piping Engineer - Design Industrial Facilities

Jacobs; City of Syracuse (NY); Hybrid; USD 103,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Jacobs seeks a Piping Engineer to join our Building Mechanical team. You will lead piping design efforts for state-of-the-art industrial facilities, coordinating with multi-disciplinary teams and clients across locations.

The role combines hands-on design work with leadership responsibilities. You will perform piping calculations, create P&IDs, specify systems, and mentor junior staff while collaborating with remote colleagues on challenging projects.

Qualifications

• BS in Mechanical Engineering.
• 8+ years’ experience in piping design for industrial and commercial facilities.
• Strong written and verbal skill set.
• Ability to perform field/site visits which may include the need to climb ladders.
• Ability to travel (estimated travel time is 10%).
• Bachelor of Science Degree in Mechanical Engineering.
• Adaptability to work within a fast-paced team environment with multiple deadlines.
• Ability to lead a building mechanical team on a project and to collaborate with other discipline team members remotely.

Responsibilities

• Knowledge of procedures and technical concepts within the piping discipline and the ability to navigate and apply relevant codes to piping design projects.
• Perform piping systems concept development.
• Generate piping design calculations including equipment sizing and pipe sizing calculations.
• Create P&ID’s and Block Flow Diagrams
• Perform equipment selections.
• Generate specifications for systems and equipment.
• Coordinate and collaborate with project team members, contractors, clients and other disciplines such as architectural, structural, electrical and process to develop designs.
• Perform static pipe stress analysis
• Checking drawings developed by project team members.
• Ability to lead a design team within the piping discipline and takes responsibility for their portion of the discipline's scope, schedule and budget.
• Ability to support work for/in other offices and other countries which may include travel.
• Ability to organize work and delegate work to others.
• Ability to work not only independently, but also as part of a design team consisting of local and remote team members.
• Experience checking and performing quality assurance reviews of drawings completed by junior engineers and designers.
• Ability to formulate design criteria to be used in the in the development of project design specifications and drawings.
• Ability to mentor junior staff.

Skills

Piping design

Team leadership

Client coordination

Field visits

Travel readiness

Education

Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering

Tools

Revit

Plant 3D

AutoCAD

Navisworks

Pipe-FLO

Job description

Jacobs seeks a Piping Engineer to join our Building Mechanical team. You will lead piping design efforts for state-of-the-art industrial facilities, coordinating with multi-disciplinary teams and clients across locations.

The role combines hands-on design work with leadership responsibilities. You will perform piping calculations, create P&IDs, specify systems, and mentor junior staff while collaborating with remote colleagues on challenging projects.